Nature, People, Land
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with June Lynds. June has been in or near Cummington all her life. She has lived in the center … Continue reading In These Hills # 18 – June Lynds
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with John Walker Jr. and Shevaun Keogh-Walker. John and Shevaun are new in town - over half of their … Continue reading In These Hills # 17- John Walker Jr. & Shevaun Keogh-Walker
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Steve Emerson. Steve can trace his West Cummington lineage back to his great grandparents. Though native to West … Continue reading In These Hills #16 – Steve Emerson
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Ana Toth. It was time to escape the city. After several intermediate stops, and a bit of good … Continue reading In These Hills #15 – Ana Toth
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Marc Hoechstetter. Marc grew up in France. As a teenager he had his first contact with Cummington when … Continue reading In These Hills # 14 – Marc Hoechstetter
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Alexis Breiteneicher. Six years ago, Alexis and her husband moved into the old stone Community of the Arts … Continue reading In These Hills # 13 – Alexis Breiteneicher
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Chris Laney. It all started with the chickens... well, maybe not "all", but they did help Chris and … Continue reading In These Hills # 12 – Chris Laney
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Brenda Arbib. Forty years ago, Brenda and her husband Bob landed on Main Street - across the street … Continue reading In These Hills #11 – Brenda Arbib
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live…In These Hills. In this episode John talks with Denise Perkins. Denise is a lifelong resident of Cummington. Her family has deep, multigenerational roots in our town … Continue reading In These Hills #10 – Denise Perkins
John Bye has lived in rural western Massachusetts for more than 30 years. In a divided time, this podcast documents his search for common ground among those who live... In These Hills. In this episode, John talks with Michael Holden. Love landed Michael in Cummington 25 years ago, and the place immediately "felt like home". … Continue reading In These Hills #9 – Michael Holden
The New Rural Advocate 